A few days ago, an obscure English language blog written by an ex-pretty boy reporting from a minor peninsula on the Aegean coast of Turkey, exceeded 200,000* page hits. My sincerest thanks go out to all those people who have popped by to show their support for Perking the Pansies. Are you all mad?
Other notable stats for cyber geeks include:
600 posts – 2,000 shares – 14,000 spam comments – 4,500 legit comments (not including Faceache and that tweety thingy).
Surprisingly, I’ve been little troubled by the angry little trolls who stalk cyberspace with impunity. I’ve only ever had to delete two vile comments from the faceless.
My parochial dispatches from the emigrey trenches (in the winter, I mean this literally) have been liberally sprinkled with liberal mutterings on selected events of the day. Sometimes, Perking the Pansies goes beyond these short-sighted shores and tackles issues that interest, amaze, amuse or concern me. Indeed, many of the posts with an international twist have been big hits. This gives me hope. Maybe Perking the Pansies can evolve from reflections on emigrey life to broader horizons – from fosterland to motherland. So, climb aboard the slow boat to Blighty. I hope you’ll stay on for the ride but feel free to jump ship at any sunny port en route. That’s what journeys are all about.
Next milestone? A quarter of a million. Imagine that?
*Combining page views on this site with my old Google blog blocked by the Turkish Authorities in December 2010).
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Perking the Pansies 
. . pretty damned good for a damned (ex) pretty boy!
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😉
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It will be a million before you know, and then another, and then…
PS – You do know 190,000 of these were me one night after a bottle of Emva Cream when my mouse got stuck?
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Ssh, I told you not mention that!
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And long may your keyboard fingers flex, babe ♥
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Thanks, honey
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Trebrikler! That’s wonderful news….Sometimes the journey, not the destination, is the best part!
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So true….
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Isn’t it pathetic that our spam comments are greater than our legit ones? even worse, some of my spammers are downright eloquent and effusive in their praise…sometimes wish I could keep them, lol. Congrats on such an impressive milestone.
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I know. Puts me to shame but I just can’t bring myself to approve that comment from the German switch manufacturer!
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Congratulations on the page hits and the number of posts. I’m sure you’ll be dragging all your readers along on your Blighty journey. We’ll be following you anyway! 🙂
Julia
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Thanks, Julia.
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wonderful, great news, definitely well-deserved, oh and very pretty!
(p.s. did the first half of the book in one hit, but was rudely interrupted and haven’t had time to get back to it to finish it, but loved it, totally lost myself back in Bodrum, I’m sure we’ve had many similar experiences, so I know your Amazon review will shine xx)
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I hope you find the time to finish it soon. I think the second half might surprise!
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Are you sure you are a BRIT? I mean this actually sounds like….bragging! 😉
Congrats Jack…very well deserved.
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🙂
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Edit needed – can you re-do the first paragraph dropping the “obscure” “ex” and while you’re at it “minor” . Thank you
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Bless you my child.
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Congrats to you Jack! And many more . . .
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Thank you
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Congratulations Jack you deserve it. Your blog is the best daily addition to my mail box. Long may it continue.
ps thank you for following my little blog, much appreciated xxx
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Thank you for your kind words. I really appreciate it. And I like your blog – fun and well written. Don’t you find the whole thing addictive?
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